Dust-mop.



, C. F. J. DUPUY.

DUST MOP.

APPLICATION flLED MAR. 11. 19|4. RENEWED DEC. 17.1915.

1,1 92,047. Patented Ju'ly 25, 1916.

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DUST MOP.

APPLICATION FILED MALI?, 1914, RENEWED DEC. I1. I9I5.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. J. DUPUY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CHANNELL CHEMICAL COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

DUST-MOP.

Application filed March 17, 1914, Serial No. 825,264. Renewed December 17, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. J. DUPUY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Dust-Mop, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: to provide a mop of the character disclosed with means whereby is avoided marring the standing trim and furniture of a room; to provide a mop constructed to permit washing and cleaning by manipulating the same; to provide a forming block arranged to hold the mop in service condition; to provide a mop constructed to permit polishing therewith; to provide a mounting for the mop, which is simple and easy of operation and positive in its action; and to provide a construction which is relatively cheap.

Drawings-Figure 1 is a vertical section of a mop constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention, the section being taken on the line 1-1 in Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of .a mounting block used in connection with the present invention; Fig. et is a perspective view of a mop constructed and arranged in acco-rdance with the present invention.

)cscri79tz'oa.-In the assembled or service condition of the mop, a block 9 is inserted within the pocket of a mitt 10. The block 9 is shaped to fit the mitt, and has a groove 11 formed in the forward and side edges thereof. The groove 11 is shaped to hold a binder or girdle 12. The girdle 12 is contained within the pocket of the mitt 10, the edges of the top of said mitt being folded over the sides of the block 9 and there stitched or otherwise secured. The edge of the bottom or under side of said mitt is overturned to form an edging which is laid against the inner side of said girdle, and the superposed layers of the girdle and of the top side and under side of said mitt are stitched or sewed together, thus completely covering the block.

The mop proper is constructed from Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Serial No. 67,486.

fringed material arranged to form a hollowcentered ring 13. The ends of the material forming the ring 13 are imprisoned between the sides of the girdle 12. The girdle 12 thus forms a binder for' the fringed material, and is constructed from canvas or other suitable material to permit the girdle to be pulled to tightly grip the block 9. The girdle 12 being used to grip the block, it is provided adjacent each end with metal eyelets 14. The eyelets 14.- are provided to receive fingers 15, which are pivotally mounted by pins 16 in a channel frame 17. The channel frame 17 has mounted thereon a double-ended flat spring 20. To mount the spring 20, I provide a short post 1S and a screw 19. The frame 17 is held in the block by wood-screws 21, as seen best in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The fingers 15 are each provided with a toe 22 and a heel adjacent the pins 16. The free ends of the fingers are hook-shaped, as shown best in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. In service, the heel and toe rest upon the spring` 20, to be locked thereby in the position shown in Fig. 2, with the hooked ends of the lingers turned toward each other and to the middle of the frame 17. llhen the fingers are moved to the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the hooked'ends are extended away from the frame,` and in substantially perpendicular relation thereto. In this position, they areheld by the spring 20, the toes 22 of said lingers passing the perpendicular between the spring 2() and the pins 16.

To provide the mop with a nether rubbing surface, I add the mat 23. The mat 23 is preferably constructed of felt or other soft, thick material, the purpose being that if in service the fibers of the ring 13 be mashed down and displaced to expose the bottom of the mitt, a rubbing surface such as the mat 23 will then be presented to the surface being treated.

In the usual employment for which the mop is designed, a handle 21 is employed. This handle may be of any desired construction, and may be united to the block 9 in any preferred way. As yshown in the drawings, the block is furnished with an inclined orifice 25, and the handle 211 is furlnished with a `tapered end 26, which is.

forced within said orifice. The upper cover of the mitt 10 is correspondingly provided with a hole 27, which in service registers with the opening of the orifice 25.

Operation-lith a mop constructed and arranged as described, the block 9 is preliminarily inserted within the pocket of the mitt 10. The free ends of the girdle 12 and ring 13 are spread, as best seen in Fig. 4f of the drawings, and the fingers 15 are opened to the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The girdle ends are now drawn over the fingers 15, and the eyelets 111 formed in said girdle are adjusted over the ends of said lingers. The girdle ends now containing the fingers 15 are forced over to substantially parallel relation with the frame 17. In this movement, the fingers are forced to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The toes 22 thereafter serve to press the free ends of the lingers 15 upon the ends of the girdle, and to hold said ends in juxtaposed relation. The handle 211 is now inserted through the hole 27 and forced within the orifice 25. now in position for service.

The girdle 12, is packed to form a sur rounding protective buffer or pad for the block 9. The presence of the girdle or protective buffer formed thereby avoids marring the standing trim of a room, or the furniture contained therein. It will also be observed that, as above indicated, if the pressure applied to the mop displaces lthe fibers of the ring 13, the mat 23 provides a protective and polishing surface at this point.

lVhen it is desired to wash or clean the mop, the operator draws outward and apart the ends of the girdle 12, and by so doing rocks the fingers 15 to the position where they are free of engagement with the girdle, such as that shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The block 9 is now withdrawn from the mitt 10, which, being composed entirely of fibrous material, is further immersed in water or other cleaning fluid and treated in the manner usual in washing or cleaning articles of analogous character.

VWhile I have herein described the mop as used in conjunction with an elongated handle and a filling block, it will be understood that the handle and block may be omitted, and the hand of the operator in- The mop is relatively thickened mat mounted in the nether surface of said mitt.

2. A mop, comprising an openended mitt having a fringed edge provided with free ends adapted to close said mitt; means for fastening said ends; afilling member for said mitt, having a handle socket; and a handle fitting said socket.

3. A mop, comprising an vopen-ended mitt having a fringed edge; a block to fill said mitt, said block being provided with an annular groove; a girdle about said block to lill said groove and extending beyond the edge thereof, said girdle being adapted to close the open end of said mitt to hold said block therein; and a handle engaging said block and extending through said mitt.

4; A mop, comprising an open-ended mitt; a girdle mounted within said mitt and provided with a fringed ring, said girdle having free end extensions adapted to overfold the open end of said mitt to close the same; a .filling block for said mitt; and a plurality of hook-like fingers mounted on said block to engage and hold the ends of said girdle in service position.

5. A mop, comprising an open-endedmitt; a girdle mounted within said mitt and provided with a fringed ring, said girdle having free end extensions adapted to overfold the open end of said mitt to close the same; a filling block for said mitt; a plurality of hook-like fingers mounted on said block to engage and hold the ends of said girdle in service position; and spring locking means for holding said lingers in holding relation to said girdle.

G.V A mop, comprising a Yfull-sided, hollowV mitt having a pendent, fringed edge, a padded, encircling edge, and a relatively thickened mat mounted on thefnether surface thereof, said mat being constructed from washable materials.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES F. J. DUPUY. 1Witnesses:

E. F. MURDooK, PHILIP D. RoLLI-IAUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, Vby addressing the YCommissioner of PatentsA Washington, IV). C. 

